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Donald Byrd & Lou Donaldson

By Joe Dimino | Neon Jazz
December 26, 2020
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In honor of the new jazz book Sittin' In by Jeff Gold, we dedicate an entire hour to the music of the 1940s and 1950s. The hour begins with

Charlie Parker

saxophone, alto
1920 - 1955

" data-original-title="" title="">Charlie Parker and ends with

" data-original-title="" title="">Dizzy Gillespie. In between those titans, we profile a huge swath of jazz music and hear from the author about the book, that era and the current jazz silence we are living through. A much needed book and era during these 2020 times of ours. Cheers....

Playlist

Charlie Parker "52nd Street Theme" The Genius of Charlie Parker (Savoy Jazz) 00:00
Host talks 4:26
Benny Carter
saxophone, alto
1907 - 2003
" data-original-title="" title="">Benny Carter "Stompin' at the Savoy" Live Broadcasts 1948 (Jazz Hour) 7:51
Big Jay McNeely "Nervous Man Nervous" Best of 48-55 (Big Jay McNeely Masters) 12:32
Host talks 15:04
Miles Davis
trumpet
1926 - 1991
" data-original-title="" title="">Miles Davis "Move" Birth of the Cool (Capitol Records) 15:47
Blue Lu Barker
vocals
1913 - 1998
" data-original-title="" title="">Blue Lu Barker "Don't You Feel My Leg" The Era (Delmark) 18:40
Host talks 21:38
Lou Donaldson
saxophone
1926 - 2024
" data-original-title="" title="">Lou Donaldson "Blues Walk" Blues Walk (Blue Note) 22:19
Gatemouth Moore
b.1913
" data-original-title="" title="">Gatemouth Moore "I Ain't Mad at You Pretty Baby" Very Best Of (Platinum Collection) 28:47
Host talks 31:55
Lionel Hampton
vibraphone
1908 - 2002
" data-original-title="" title="">Lionel Hampton "Central Avenue Breakdown" The Essential (RCA/Legacy) 32:50
Jay McShann
piano
1909 - 2006
" data-original-title="" title="">Jay McShann "Garfield Avenue Blues" Bar Fly Blues (Universe) 36:02
Host talks 39:01
Chet Baker
trumpet and vocals
1929 - 1988
" data-original-title="" title="">Chet Baker "That Old Feeling" Chet Baker Sings (Blue Note Records) 39:56
Donald Byrd
trumpet
1932 - 2013
" data-original-title="" title="">Donald Byrd "Off to the Races" Royal Flush (Essential Jazz Class) 45:39
Host talks 49:31
Fats Navarro
trumpet
1923 - 1950
" data-original-title="" title="">Fats Navarro "Goin' to Minton's" Very Best Of (Savoy Jazz) 50:32
Host talks 53:21
Dizzy Gillespie "Bebop" Classic Verve Collection (Verve) 54:15

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